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Greek homeless shelters take in casualties of debt crisis

Source country guardian Friday, February 10, 2012 8:23:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Eurostat] Eurostat[1];

Entities: Lucas Papademos[1];

Other categories: European Central Bank; Financial Crisis; Market; Humanitarian aid; Taxation;

Joblessness has surpassed 20% and the Greek Orthodox Church says it is feeding 250,000 people a day The Eurozone finance ministers' message to Greece on Thursday night was stark: there will be no new bailout – and the Greek nation will go bankrupt – unless Athens finds a further €325m of budget cuts, on top of the €3....

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Austria announces five-year austerity plan

Source country france24-en Friday, February 10, 2012 8:16:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Eurostat] public deficit[2]; Eurostat[1];

Entities: Michael Spindelegger[1]; Werner Faymann[1];

Other categories: DG Taxation & Customs Union; Market; Taxation;

Austria's coalition government announced on Friday a five-year austerity plan to claw back 26.7 billion euros ($35.2 billion) in savings and increased tax revenue. The target would primarily be reached through spending cuts but one third would be achieved through increased taxes, the government said....

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Spain slashes severance pay in labour revamp

Source country france24-en Friday, February 10, 2012 7:16:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Eurostat] public deficit[1];

Entities: Javier Velázquez[1]; Mariano Rajoy[1]; Fátima Báñez[1]; Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría[1];

Other categories: European Enterprise News;

Spain's right-leaning government slashed employees' maximum severance pay in a sweeping labour reform unveiled Friday to confront a near 23-percent unemployment rate. The drastic labour market shakeup, which risks sparking a union backlash, was the third major reform in two weeks by a government.......

Euro-Krise: Portugal fürchtet Athener Verhältnisse

Source country spiegel Friday, February 10, 2012 6:50:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Eurostat] Eurostat[1];

Entities: Vitor Gaspar[1]; Wolfgang Schäuble[1];

Other categories: European Central Bank; Economic Crisis - Internal Market; Market;

Noch ist nicht einmal Griechenland gerettet, da richten sich schon sorgenvolle Blicke nach Portugal. Das Land hat mit ähnlichen Problemen zu kämpfen wie die Regierung in Athen - ob es besser durch die Krise kommt, ist umstritten....

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Sommet UE‑Inde – Un partenariat en faveur de la prospérité

Source country dg-comm-fr Friday, February 10, 2012 6:26:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Eurostat] Eurostat[1];

Entities: José Manuel Durão Barroso[2]; Karel De Gucht[3]; Herman Van Rompuy[2]; Manmohan Singh[1];

Other categories: External Affairs; Research; José Manuel Barroso; Science; European Council; Council President; Alternative Energy; Karel De Gucht; EC News; DG Communication; Institutional Affairs; Market; EU - Latin America; EU-Asia; Energy; External Relations; Foreign and Security Policy; Institutional affairs; Research and Innovation;

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José Manuel Durão Barroso déclaré: «Il incombe tant à l'UE qu'à l'Inde, partenaires stratégiques et naturels, de relever certains des défis les plus urgents auxquels la planète est confrontée à l'heure actuelle. Il nous faut tirer parti de notre relation de longue date afin de saisir les nombreuses occasions qui se présentent dans des secteurs clés, tels que le commerce, l'énergie et la recherche. Le renforcement de la coopération entre l’Union et l’Inde non seulement stimulera la croissance à court terme sur nos deux continents, mais créera également les conditions propices à un développement durable plus solidaire dans le long terme»

Commission européenne - Communiqué de presse SommetUE‑Inde– Un partenariat en faveur de la prospérité Bruxelles, 9février2012– C’est le 10février2012, à NewDelhi, que l’Union européenne et l’Inde tiendront leur 12esommet annuel.......

17:32 TÜİK'ten ''turizm istatistikleri'' açıklaması

Source country netgazete Friday, February 10, 2012 5:36:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Eurostat] kurumlarla[1]; Ofisi'nin[1]; Kurumumuz[1]; Eurostat[2]; Kurumu[1]; İstatistik[2]; Avrupa[1]; kurumun[1];

Entities: Turizm Bakanlığı[3];

Other categories: UN Bodies;

Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK), son günlerde kamuoyunda turizm istatistiklerine ilişkin olarak yer alan ''turizm gelirinin eksik hesaplandığı, VIP ve CIP salonlarında yapılan alışverişlerin, marinaların ve gayrimenkul satışlarının turizm gelirine katılmadığı'' yönündeki eleştiri ve yorumlar üzerine yazılı bir açıklama yaptı....

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Spain steps up jobless fight

Source country euronews-en Friday, February 10, 2012 5:25:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Eurostat] public deficit[1];

Entities: Mariano Rajoy[1];

Other categories: Labour law;

Spain's cabinet has approved further moves to try and reduced unemployment rates that are the highest in Europe. They include labour law changes…...

Bez pabalstiem uz nabadzības robežas būtu 46% iedzīvotāju

Source country tvnet Friday, February 10, 2012 4:35:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Eurostat] Eurostat[1];

Other categories:

Bez sociālo pabalstu, pensiju un citas atlīdzības saņemšanas uz nabadzības riska robežas nonāktu 46% Latvijas iedzīvotāju, uzsver Labklājības ministrija (LM)....

Fewer Poles living in poverty

Source country newpolandexpress Friday, February 10, 2012 4:32:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Eurostat] EuroStat[2];

Other categories: Development; Agriculture; Budget; Development; Enlargement;

The number of poor in Poland has fallen by eight million since the country joined the European Union, new figures reveal....

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TÜİK, turizm gelirlerini eksik mi hesapladı?

Source country haber7 Friday, February 10, 2012 4:23:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Eurostat] kurumlarla[1]; Ofisi'nin[1]; Kurumumuz[1]; Eurostat[2]; Kurumu[1]; İstatistik[2]; Avrupa[1]; kurumun[1];

Entities: Turizm Bakanlığı[3];

Other categories: UN Bodies;

Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu, son günlerde kamuoyunda turizm istatistiklerine ilişkin olarak turizm gelirinin eksik hesaplandığı iddialarına cevap verdi....

Oktatással és képzéssel a fiatalok munkanélkülisége ellen

Source country euvonal Friday, February 10, 2012 4:02:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Eurostat] Eurostat[1];

Other categories: Europe 2020; Europe 2020;

A fiatalok több mint 20 százaléka munkanélküli az EU-ban és közülük sokan nem rendelkeznek piacképes képzettséggel. Pénteken ülésezik az Oktatási, Ifjúsági, Kulturális és Sport Tanács, ahol a tagállamok oktatásért felelős szakminiszterei arról tárgyalnak, hogy hogyan lehet a képzési rendszerek.......

Economic Outlook: My big, fat recession

Source country javno-en Friday, February 10, 2012 3:45:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Eurostat] Eurostat[1];

Entities: Lucas Papademos[1];

Other categories: Financial Crisis; European Central Bank; EU-Asia;

Doubts about the euro are not subsiding, new leadership or not, rescue plan or not. The international bailout that has in various forms kept pundits, news organizations and politicians busy for at least two years is working its way like a pinball through......

Корреспондент: Ради статусных дорогих покупок украинцы готовы экономить на жизненно необходимом

Source country korrespondent Friday, February 10, 2012 3:34:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Eurostat] Eurostat[1];

Other categories:

На еду украинцы тратят почти половину своих заработков. В остальном они готовы экономить на жизненно необходимом ради статусных дорогих покупок. Такой потребительский портрет отправляет Украину в лигу социально неблагополучных государств, пишет журнал Корреспондент....

EU-India summit - A partnership for prosperity

Source country nieuwsbank Friday, February 10, 2012 3:25:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Eurostat] Eurostat[1];

Entities: Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen[2]; Dirk De Backer[2];

Other categories: Research; Environment (general); Science; EC News; Innovation; Market; Imports Exports; José Manuel Barroso; EU Russia; Alternative Energy; FP7; FRA-EU; EU - Latin America; EU-Asia; Development; Energy; Environment; External Relations; Foreign and Security Policy; Information Society; Research and Innovation;

[ Vrijdag 10 februari 2012 | European Union ] Brussels, 09 February 2012 - The European Union and India will hold their 12th annual summit in New Delhi on 10th February 2012...

EU27 trade in goods with India increased by 20% in first ten months

Source country nieuwsbank Friday, February 10, 2012 3:25:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Eurostat] Eurostat[3];

Other categories: Institutional Affairs; Science; Market; External Affairs; Imports Exports; Economic Crisis - Internal Market; Banking - Financial Services; EU-Asia; External Relations; External Trade; Institutional affairs; Transport;

[ Vrijdag 10 februari 2012 | European Union ] EU27 trade in goods with India reached a peak in 2010, after the decrease recorded in 2009 which interrupted a period of growth since 2001...

Nicolas Sarkozy: how a once popular president became a toxic brand

Source country guardian Friday, February 10, 2012 3:15:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Eurostat] public deficit[1];

Entities: Alain Duhamel[1]; Jacques Chirac[1]; François Fillon[1]; Emmanuel Rivière[1]; Zine El Abidine Ben Ali[2]; Nicolas Sarkozy[2]; Liliane Bettencourt[1]; Marine Le Pen[1]; Ben Alí[1]; François Hollande[1]; François Mitterrand[1]; Charles de Gaulle[1]; Angela Merkel[1]; Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet[1]; Kosciusko-Morizet[1]; Carla Bruni[2]; Jérôme Sainte-Marie[1];

Other categories: Monetary Issues EU; Financial Crisis; DG Taxation & Customs Union; VAT;

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Jérôme Sainte-Marie said: "Anti-Sarkozyism has become a real political phenomenon and it has taken on a cultural dimension, particularly among the young,"

Emmanuel Rivière said: "His personal relationship with the French has deteriorated,"

Emmanuel Rivière said: "It's a style of politics,"

Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet announced (about Nicolas Sarkozy) : "Sarkozy isn't the same as he was in 2007,"

France's election hangs on the record-breaking unpopularity of a politician who once set out to transform the country Near the rusting, abandoned steelworks perched on a hill overlooking the forlorn north-eastern town of Gandrange, trade unionists put up a gravestone inscribed: "Here lie the broken promises of Nicolas Sarkozy....

VU rektorius B. Juodka didžiuojasi lietuvių išsilavinimu, ministerija neturi ką pasakyti (Aktualijos)

Source country lrytas Friday, February 10, 2012 2:40:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Eurostat] Eurostat[2];

Other categories:

„Eurostat“ duomenimis, lietuviai – labiausiai išsilavinę visoje Europos Sąjungoje. Net 92 proc. suaugusių mūsų šalies piliečių turi aukštesnį nei vidurinį išsilavinimą. Ar tai reiškia, kad galime pagrįstai savimi didžiuotis, ar vis dėlto šie skaičiai yra kaip nors iškreipti? Jeigu mes tokie jau.......

Portugal has 3rd highest debt

Source country theportugalnews Friday, February 10, 2012 2:38:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: [Eurostat] Eurostat[2];

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11/2/2012 Portuguese sovereign debt climbed to 110.1% of its Gross Domestic Product in the third quarter of last year, the third highest ratio in the European Union, the bloc’s statistics agency said on Monday. Only Greece (159.1%) and Italy (119.6%) were more deeply indebted in relation to GDP,.......

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Pabalsti būtiski samazinājuši nabadzības risku

Source country Diena Friday, February 10, 2012 2:13:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Eurostat] EUROSTAT[1];

Other categories:

Statistika liecina, ka pēc dažādu sociālo pabalstu, pensiju un citas atlīdzības saņemšanas 2010.gadā nabadzības riskam bija pakļauti 19 % iedzīvotāju. Savukārt situācijā, ja šāda atbalsta nebūtu, uz nabadzības riska robežas nonāktu 46 %......

Partiją ketinantis steigti V. Romanovas sako, kad joje dirbti turėtų specialistai (Aktualijos)

Source country lrytas Friday, February 10, 2012 2:10:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Eurostat] Eurostat[2];

Entities: Andrius Kubilius[1];

Other categories: EC News;

Verslininkas, Kauno „Žalgirio“ krepšinio klubo ir Ūkio banko savininkas Vladimiras Romanovas sako, kad ketinamoje steigti politinėje partijoje turėtų dirbti specialistai....

Pirmadienį Kirtimų tabore bus griaunami trys namai (Aktualijos)

Source country lrytas Friday, February 10, 2012 2:10:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Eurostat] Eurostat[2];

Entities: Andrius Kubilius[1];

Other categories: EC News;

Penktadienį Vilniaus meras Artūras Zuokas ir Vilniaus apskrities vyriausiojo policijos komisariato viršininkas Kęstutis Lančinskas lankėsi Kirtimų tabore, kur apžiūrėjo kitos savaitės pradžioje planuojamus nugriauti negyvenamus namus....

13:28 Ue: Schifani si faccia squadra per un'Europa dei popoli

Source country asca Friday, February 10, 2012 2:09:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Eurostat] Eurostat[1];

Entities: Francesco Pizzetti[1]; Margherita Boniver[1]; Mario Monti[1]; Renato Schifani[1];

Other categories: EC News;

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Renato Schifani dichiarato: ''In un momento in cui dobbiamo registrare un'esigenza di solidarieta' tra i popoli per dimenticare gli errori del passato e fare in modo che si faccia sistema, si faccia squadra in un'Europa unita', un'Europa di popoli e non solo di paesi - (\*) -. Questa e' la cosa importante''

(ASCA) - Trieste, 10 feb - Noi oggi apparteniamo all'Europa, non piu' a singoli territori. Lo ha detto il presidente del Senato, Renato Schifani, a Basovizza. ''In un momento in cui dobbiamo re ......

India Summit EU27 Trade In Goods With India Increased By 20% In The First Ten Months Of 2011 Trade In Goods Nearly In Balance

Source country egovmonitor Friday, February 10, 2012 12:58:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Eurostat] Eurostat[1];

Other categories: Market; Imports Exports; External Affairs; Science; Institutional Affairs; EU-Asia; External Relations; External Trade; Institutional affairs;

EU27 trade in goods with India reached a peak in 2010, after the decrease recorded in 2009 which interrupted a period of growth since 2001. EU27 exports to India fell from 31.3 billion euro in 2008 to 27.4 bn in 2009, then rose to 34.8 bn in 2010. Imports decreased from 29.5 bn in 2008 to 25.4 bn in 2009, then increased to 33....

Découvrez les cinq erreurs du nouveau tract de l’UMP

Source country Liberation Friday, February 10, 2012 12:51:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Eurostat] Eurostat[1];

Entities: Laurent Wauquiez[1]; Nicolas Sarkozy[1]; Frédéric Lefebvre[1];

Other categories:

Il est donc temps de donner les réponses de notre «jeu des cinq erreurs» sur le nouvel argumentaire de campagne UMP....

Un rapport sur l’éducation prévoit des pénuries d’enseignants de plus en plus marquées

Source country dg-comm-fr Friday, February 10, 2012 12:50:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Eurostat] Eurostat[2];

Entities: Androulla Vasiliou[1];

Other categories: DG Communication; Androulla Vassiliou; Market; Croatia-EU; Institutional Affairs; Multilingualism; EC News; Turkey-EU; Erasmus Programme; Audiovisual and Media; Development; Institutional affairs;

Commission européenne – Communiqué de presse Bruxelles, le 10février2012 – Plusieurs États membres de l’Union européenne, dont l’Allemagne, le Royaume-Uni, l’Italie, les Pays-Bas, l’Autriche et la Belgique, pourraient connaître à l’avenir une grave pénurie ......

Education report warns of growing teacher shortages

Source country dg-comm-fr Friday, February 10, 2012 12:20:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Eurostat] Eurostat[3];

Entities: Androulla Vasiliou[2];

Other categories: Androulla Vassiliou; Market; Croatia-EU; Social situation; European Training Foundation; Erasmus Programme; Institutional Affairs; Multilingualism; EC News; Turkey-EU; Audiovisual and Media; Development; Education, Training, Youth; Environment; Institutional affairs;

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 10 February 2012 – Several Member States, including Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria and Belgium, may face serious teacher shortages in the future, according to a new report published ......

23 procent kan ende i fattigdom

Source country arbejderen Friday, February 10, 2012 12:00:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Eurostat] Eurostat[4];

Other categories: Development;

23,4 procent af EU-landenes befolkninger risikerer at ende i fattigdom. Det svarer til 115 millioner mennesker. Det viser en undersøgelse, som EU’s statistiske kontor, Eurostat, har foretaget på basis af talmateriale fra 2010. For børn og unge under 18 år ser det endnu værre ud....

Education report warns of growing teacher shortages

Source country europa-pressReleases Friday, February 10, 2012 11:46:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Eurostat] Eurostat[3];

Entities: Androulla Vasiliou[2];

Other categories: Institutional Affairs; Androulla Vassiliou; Market; Erasmus Programme; Social situation; Croatia-EU; EC News; Turkey-EU; Multilingualism; European Training Foundation; Audiovisual and Media; Development; Education, Training, Youth; Environment; Institutional affairs;

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Androulla Vasiliou commented: "This report is an invaluable resource for policy-makers and provides important guidance for future decisions. The professional development of teachers is a key factor in ensuring high quality education for our students. That's why Erasmus for All [the Commission's proposed new programme for education, training and youth] aims to strengthen the professional development of teaching staff while at the same time modernising education systems,"

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